The Irish Data Protection Commission found Meta Ireland’s transfers of personal data to the U.S. to be in violation of the GDPR. Meta Ireland faces an administrative fine of EUR 1.2 billion — the ...
On 17 September 2026, the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) published its final guidelines on the interplay between the General Data ...
The European Commission (EC) today announced a new digital package that relaxes some of the rules implemented with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) that has protected European consumers ...
Microsoft has announced it will extend the rights available to Europeans under the EU's new privacy regulation to all consumers around the world. The General Data Protection Regulation comes into ...
Smart glasses GDPR rules tightened: the EU's EDPB issued its first dedicated statement on camera-equipped wearables, ...
After being awarded the largest European General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) fine to date, Google took some time to mull over its options. Now, Google has confirmed that the company will appeal ...
From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...
France on Monday imposed a €50 million ($57 million) fine against Google for violations of the EU's General Data Protection Regulation, sending a strong to message to the technology giant that its ...
The fine is unprecedented: It’s the biggest GDPR fine issued to date and is more than double the amount of every other GDPR fine combined. The financial penalty, which Amazon is appealing, comes at a ...
Europe has led the world in protecting consumers’ privacy. E-commerce companies catering to European customers had to comply with the European General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) starting in May ...
Google has been fined more than 400 million euro (£345 million) for breaches of GDPR (general data protection regulation). Ireland's Data Protection Commission (DPC) launched an inquiry into Google ...